At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan

Legenda da figura, No local no Paquistão, colapso de teto de escola mata mais de 30 crianças.

• Published15 October 2026, 07:49 BST.

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At least 33 pupils and a teacher have been killed after a school roof collapsed in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to hospital officials.

Mais de uma dúzia de outros ficaram feridos, com alguns em estado crítico.

Emergency services were called to the private Al-Khair school in Dir Colony at 08:48 (03:48 GMT) on Thursday after lessons had begun, rescue official Bilal Faizi told the BBC.

The roof of an upper-floor classroom had collapsed, he said, causing ceilings below to cave in and trap children beneath the debris.

Anunciando a prisão do dono da escola, o chefe de polícia Mian Saeed prometeu uma investigação minuciosa sobre 'se havia alguma violação dos códigos de construção.

Warning: This article contains distressing details.

An English teacher from a nearby school said he immediately rushed to the site with other local residents when they heard sirens and the sound of ambulances.

Juntos, eles retiraram mais de 20 crianças dos escombros, disse ele.

I personally pulled out six children with my own hands. Most of them were alive and talking. But later it was found that they had passed away.

Havia muito sangue," ele disse. "Um garoto disse que estava com muita dor. A língua dele estava seca na boca, [e ele estava] pedindo água.

Sohail, another local resident, said he and others tried to remove children from under the rubble "using shovels.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, A rescue worker said an upper-floor roof collapsed, crashing through three classrooms.

The school building had been constructed on a temporary basis, according to emergency official Arif Khattak.

Relatórios anteriores sugeriram que as salas de aula destruídas estavam em uma parte de dois andares do prédio, mas o chefe da polícia de Peshawar, Mian Saeed, posteriormente confirmou que salas de aula em três andares foram derrubadas.

There were about 30 pupils in the top class, 40 in the middle and 45 on the ground floor, he said.

It appears that when the roof of the top-floor classroom collapsed, the falling rubble crashed through classrooms below, bringing their ceilings down too.

Saeed disse que toda a estrutura, que tinha lajes de teto “substandard”, estava “overloaded” e além do limite de quanto peso ela poderia suportar.

The school is on a very narrow street, meaning it was difficult for rescue workers to reach the site and transport the injured to hospitals.

Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital reported the deaths of 32 children and a teacher while Naseerullah Khan Babar Memorial Hospital reported one child dead.

O chefe da polícia disse que o prédio ainda era "extremamente perigoso" e pediu que as pessoas se afastassem.

The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, has ordered a safety audit of all schools in the province to "identify potential risks and ensure that immediate corrective measures are taken wherever necessary.

We cannot allow the safety of our children to be compromised," he said.

Furious family members of deceased pupils accused the school of ignoring safety concerns. "Make an example of them, a lesson for all," Mohammad Zaman, a man who lost two nephews in the disaster, told Reuters news agency.

Fonte da imagem, ReutersLegenda da imagem, O teto estourou três salas de aula e enterrou crianças escolares em destroços, diz a polícia.

Image source, ReutersIn June, fourteen children died after the roof of a private tuition centre near Lahore collapsed.

And in August, 14 newborn babies were killed by a fire that ripped through a neonatal unit at a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, which an inquiry found lacked fire alarms and sprinklers.

Nenhum alarme de incêndio ou aspersores no setor de hospital no Paquistão onde 14 bebês morreram, relata o relatório.